The 7 must-have celebrity cookbooks for summer

We've rounded up the must-have cookbooks from celebrities like Chrissy Teigen, Joanna Gaines, Oprah and more.

Author:
Madeline Cuddihy

Published:
10:24 AM CDT June 26, 2018

Updated:
7:37 PM CDT July 11, 2018

Summer time means grilling, outdoor eating and a slew of new recipes you've been waiting all winter to try. With sites like Pinterest and Tasty, cookbooks may seem like a relic of the past, but these celebrities are proving that cookbooks might just be the must-have accessory of 2018.

1. Chrissy Teigen: Cravings: Hungry for More – Available September 18, 2018

Cravings: Hungry for More takes us further into Chrissy’s kitchen . . . and life. It’s a life of pancakes that remind you of blueberry pie, eating onion dip with your glam squad, banana bread that breaks the internet, and a little something called Pad Thai Carbonara.

2. Gordon Ramsay:Gordon Ramsay's Healthy, Lean & Fit: Mouthwatering Recipes to Fuel You for Life - Available Now

3. Oprah: Food,Health, and Happiness: 115 On-Point Recipes for Great Meals and a Better Life - Available Now

These are the recipes Oprah most loves to make at home and share with friends and family. From simple pleasures like Unfried Chicken and Turkey Chili, to such celebrations of freshness as Tuscan Kale and Apple Salad and Pasta Primavera, this is food as it should be: a taste of happiness, a ritual to be shared, a toast to life.

4. Carla Hall: Carla Hall's Soul Food - Available Now

Co-host of ABC’s hit Emmy Award-winning lifestyle show The Chew and fan favorite on Bravo’s Top Chef, Carla Hall celebrates soul food and gives classic dishes her own fresh twists, with 145 delectable recipes updated for the way we eat now. From Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Hot Sauce Vinaigrette to Tomato Pie with Garlic Bread Crust, the recipes in Carla Hall’s Soul Food deliver her distinctive Southern flavors using farm-fresh ingredients.

A casual and practical guide to grilling with Korean-American flavors from chef Bill Kim of Chicago's award-winning bellyQ restaurants, with 80 recipes tailored for home cooks with suitable substitutions for hard-to-find ingredients.

6. Joanna Gaines: Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering - Available Now

Magnolia Table includes 125 classic recipes—from breakfast, lunch, and dinner to small plates, snacks, and desserts—presenting a modern selection of American classics and personal family favorites. Complemented by her love for her garden, these dishes also incorporate homegrown, seasonal produce at the peak of its flavor.

7. Reese Witherspoon: Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits - Available September 2018

Reese’s southern heritage informs her whole life, and she loves sharing the joys of southern living with practically everyone she meets. She takes the South wherever she goes with bluegrass, big holiday parties, and plenty of Dorothea’s (her grandmother) fried chicken. Reese loves sharing Dorothea’s most delicious recipes as well as her favorite southern traditions, from midnight barn parties to backyard bridal showers, magical Christmas mornings to rollicking honky-tonks.